India, Aug. 13 -- Congress leader Rahul Gandhi "thanked" the Election Commission for a "unique experience" on Wednesday after he had tea with 'dead' voters from Bihar, men and women who claimed that their names were removed from the state's electoral roll following the controversial 'special intensive revision' of the voter list.

"I have had many interesting experiences... but never before have I had tea with 'dead people'. For this unique experience, thank you Election Commission!" he said on X.

One of the 'dead' said they found out only after the poll panel released a draft list of 65 lakh excluded names.

"But I am alive... I have come to declare I am not dead," he told Gandhi, "And sir, in one panchayat, there are at least 50 others...